Today I participated in a Brexit webinar, ’Countdown to Exit: UK’s new trading relationship with the EU’ arranged by Swedish Chamber of Commerce for UK. It was an exiting event with many interesting speakers, great organization and many questions.
This has been a strange year indeed. I want to support my friends and colleagues in the Republic of Azerbaijan in this difficult time. Stay strong.
The UK Prime Minister warned the EU today that only round-the-clock talks can save a trade deal or he would carry out his threat to trade on WTO terms. Boris Johnson will delay a decision on whether to quit the Brexit trade negotiations until after the European Council summit ends on Friday, after it …
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This morning I participated in a panel on the International Chamber of Shippings ’Leadership Insights’ series on ’The future of shipping and international trade’. We had an interesting conversation with Esben Poulsson, Torunn Biller White, Sean Doherty, Lars Karlsson and Jeremy Nixon.
Today I participated as panel speaker in an event about ’Trade, a pathway for entrepreneurship in a post-Covid world’ organized by The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT. It was a great conference covering three of my favourite topics, entrepreneurship/innovation, Prosperity Zones and Trade Superhighways.
Today I participated as panel speaker in an event about ’Trade, a pathway for entrepreneurship in a post-Covid world’ organized by The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT. It was a great conference covering three of my favourite topics, entrepreneurship/innovation, Prosperity Zones and Trade Superhighways.
Tomorrow I speak on the Legatum Center Webinar – Trade: A Pathway for Entrepreneurship in a Post-Covid World. Don’t miss it.
Breaking News: PM Boris Johnson and Ursula van der Layen will hold an extraordinary conference call tomorrow on Brexit. The aim to shape a deal to be discussed at the Council later this week.
I participated as speaker in a Live Webinar Panel on ’Customs and Borders Management Under Shrinking Supply Chains’ at World FRee Zones Organizations ’New World Model – The Future of Industry’ high level online event. There were more than 3100 participants from 152 countries listening in to the online event of the year. A …
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Boris Johnson is planning to talk directly to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as he seeks a breakthrough in Brexit trade negotiations with the EU before a crucial summit this week. The British prime minister has set a deadline of Oct. 15 for a deal to be struck — or to be within reach — …
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This blog, ’Lars Karlsson: CapacityNow’ continues to grow. I now have 23.110 visitors and readers. I am really grateful, humble and happy that so many people are interested in my texts and news about; customs, borders, trade, security, Brexit, capacity building, sport, music, film and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. And there is more to come. This …
Today I delivered a Key Note at BNEW Barcelona 2020, about ’SafeZone, Prosperity Zones and Trade Superhighways’ on the TV show panel: ’SafeZone and OECD Recommendations’. A great event with plus 20.000 participants from 120 countries.
At a live event on October 7th, KGH Customs Services was awarded Career Company of the Year 2020 in Sweden. “We are very happy to get this recognition and proof of our Employer Branding strategy”, says Kristina Korsgren, CHRO at KGH. Career Companies is an award for employers who offer unique career and development …
What will be the new norms? Planning for an uncertain future. Wed, Oct 14, 2020 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CEST The global economy is under significant stress and the future direction of national policies and corporate strategies will have a fundamental impact on the future of shipping and international trade. To better understand …
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The Director General of Swedish Customs Charlotte Svensson, wrotes today in the largest Swedish morning newspaper that Customs needs new legisaltion to fight organized international transborder crime. Today, the Swedish Customs does not have the legislation needed to be able to act effectively against organized crime, according to the DG. The already complicated legal …
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Don’t miss my latest blogpost on our KGH Brexit Blog, the Future Relations negotiations and the need for more preparations before the end of the transition period. We are now less than three months away from the end of the Brexit transition period. KGH’s Lars Karlsson comments on the latest developments and on how …
My former colleague and the current Swedish Minister of Finance Magdalena Andersson (MP, Social Democrat) is proposed for a top job within the International Monetary Fund IMF. Magdalena Andersson is nominated for the Presidency of the IMFC, which is the IMF’s highest advisory body. She will continue in her role as Minister of Finance …
Brazil has signed two new AEO Mutual Recognition Agreements (ARM), with Bolivia & Peru, demonstrating the institution’s commitment to strengthening the Brazilian world leading AEO program. This is excellent news for Brazil, Bolivia and Peru – but also for the world. Click here to read the article: Two new AEO MRAs for Brazil
I admit, I am late but now I have totally surrendered. La Casa de Papel (The House of Paper) – or the english title, Money Heist – from Netflix is one of the best TV shows I have seen in long time. La Casa de Papel is a Spanish heist crime drama television series …
Could a bridge or tunnel actually be built between Scotland and Northern Ireland? It’s an idea that has been suggested several times by Boris Johnson and will now be looked at as part of a national review into UK transport connections. The study will investigate the feasibility of a fixed link between the two …